Market News

Parking at Main St Station
If you're stopping by the Main St Station Farmers Market on your way home from work or school - and you happen to be travelling by car - you'll be happy to hear that we have new FREE shopper parking in the parking lot located at Terminal and Station (next to Cloverdale Paint). There are more than 25 spaces and they are all marked "RESERVED". This parking is open from 3pm - 8pm each week. This parking is very conveniently located to the market and again...its free! One thing though...please don't parking in Cloverdale Paint spaces - we want to be good neighbours!

If you're arriving by bike, you'll also be happy with other new developments. We'll have free bike valet parking every week provided by Giant Bikes and BEST. Giant will be attending the next 2 weeks and BEST will take it from there. We hope you'll stop by and use this new service!

 

 

 

 

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Bike Engraving at the Trout Lake Market, June 19
The Grandview-Woodlands Community Policing Centre is going to be attending two markets: Trout Lake on June 19th and Main St on June 30th. They will be bringing their engraver to mark serial numbers on bikes and provide bike ID forms. They will also have bike maps and info on bike safety. Bring your bikes down for engraving and be sure to check in at the bike valet afterward.

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Cookbook Swap - East Vancouver Farmers Market at Trout Lake - June 26

Out of fresh recipe ideas? Bored with your tired old cookbooks? Liven up your bookshelf with a new-to-you cookbook and pass your old books on to someone who will love them at our Cookbook Swap! This monthly event will kick off for the summer on June 26th at the Trout Lake Market.

Bring in your gently-used cookbooks and cooking magazines to be assigned a trade-in value, and find new-to-you treasures! Don’t have anything to trade, or see something that’s a bit more pricey that your trade-ins? Don’t worry, we take cash too!

Barbara-jo McIntosh of Barbara-Jo’s Books to Cooks will be making a guest appearance and signing copies of her newest book, “Cooking for Me and Sometimes You: A Parisienne Romance with Recipes.” Her latest ode to food and France features market-fresh ingredients and simple yet inspiring recipes.

With the Cookbook Swap, we hope to inspire people to try out new recipes with the fresh, local foods they purchase from our vendors, as well as encourage everyone to reduce waste and recycle by passing on previously loved books.

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Bike Gear Swap - Kitsilano Farmers Market - June 27

Tools….parts….gears…..got extra bike stuff lying around? If it’s in good shape, and you’re not using it but someone else would be able to, bring it to our first ever Bike Gear Swap!

On June 27th at the Kitsilano Market, we will have a table set up near our bike valet area where our friendly volunteers will accept gently-used bike gear. Leave what you don’t want , and take what you can use from what others have donated. No cash necessary! We won’t be accepting whole bikes, sorry.

Any leftover gear will be donated to Our Community Bikes, who recycle and refurbish bikes, taking them out of the waste stream. They offer affordable bikes for sale as well as provide free bikes to low income individuals and encourage cycling as a sustainable, healthy transportation choice.

Don't forget - June is Bike Month at the market too - show your bike helmet at the Market Information Booth to receive your free I Love My Bike Button (as above).

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We're Hiring!

If you'd like to work in a fun, dynamic environment with people who love their jobs and have a passion for food, agriculture and community development, check out the job openings we have right now - maybe you're just who we've been looking for!

Volunteer Co-ordinator - help recruit, train and support volunteers as they learn the ways of the farmers markets. JOB POSTING Deadline for applications: June 25, 2010 - 5pm

Membership Representative - as part of our membership team, introduce shoppers to market membership and work to increase the profile of Vancouver Farmers Markets with the public.
JOB POSTING Deadline for applications: June 28, 2010 - 5pm

Market Assistant (relief and floater) - join the market-day team to setup and organize the market site in preparation for the arrival of vendors and shoppers. Give great customer service during market hours & help us pack everything away at the end of the day for the next week. This position is relief/shift coverage and the ideal candidate will have flexibility to work weekends or Wednesdays. JOB POSTING Deadling for applications: June 28, 2010 - 5pm

All postings are up on our Employment page on our website as well.

Member Zone

Have you heard? Our friends get 'juicy' benefits AND they get discounts on Member Appreciation Days!

Become a Friend of the Market and help the Vancouver Farmers Markets grow by getting a $10 annual membership. You'll receive 15% off all merchandise at the Market Information Booth including glasses of organic apple juice! And you can take advantage of great discounts during our monthly Member Appreciation Day.

Next Member Appreciation Day is June 19 at our East Vancouver Market at Trout Lake - don't forget to bring your membership card!

Click here to find out more about our Friend of the Market program.

Volunteer Opportunities

Vancouver Farmers Markets
Do you love spending time at the Farmers Market and would like to get more involved? We are always looking for volunteers to help out at our four Farmers Markets around the city. For more information please email: volunteer@eatlocal.org

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Cottonwood Community Garden
Cottonwood Community Garden is building an awesome expansion, which will be fully accessible for seniors and people with disabilities & we need help! --- with building raised beds & other plots.

If you can help building raised beds, marking plots, moving soil, or anything else related, that would be wonderful.

People with carpentry skills are really needed, but if you can help in other ways, that would also really help

We're hoping to finish the accessible raised beds as soon as possible, but also need help at other times

Please call (604) 608-0384 or email jg3weiss@smartt.com if you can help in any way.

Vendor News

Vendors Looking for Market Help
Jobst-Hof Orchards - Okanagan Fruit Grower looking for help at weekend markets to stock table and keep it looking tidy and appealing. No experience required but you MUST be reliable.

Please respond to jobsthof@shaw.ca if interested. We will be attending markets through July, August and into early September at Kitsilano and West End/Trout Lake.

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Happy Birthday, Bad Girl Babe!
We're excited to congratulate our long-time vendor Kelly Boyd and her husband Paul of Bad Girl Chocolates, on the birth of their baby girl Emily Anne on Wednesday, June 16. Weighing in at 8lbs 1oz, we're sure she's the sweetest thing they've created to date.